About Ushur

Simha Sadasiva’s passion centers on creating elegant products that support completely frictionless communication for higher value relationships and building global teams and massively scalable infrastructure. Prior to Ushur, Simha was the head of the Session Delivery Network Solutions Business Unit at Dialogic (formerly Veraz), and was part of the team that led the company through a successful IPO in 2007. Simha has held leadership roles at a number of technology companies including 3COM and Lucent Technologies.

Henry Peter brings his expertise in cloud-based complex communications technology and massively scalable architectures to creating exacting yet beautiful solutions to frictionless interactions. His detailed analysis of intricate software systems ensures his team builds solutions in the right way for users. Henry was previously the software architect for session management and border security solutions for VoIP at Dialogic, and prior to that, Systems Architect at Veraz, which followed on from six years at Lucent Technologies as part of a team of pioneers in software-based call processing and routing.

Michael is responsible for ensuring the Ushur Platform helps our enterprise clients achieve their customer automation goals in delightful, secure and operationally-efficient ways. Michael has over 20 years of experience building teams and strategies in operations, contact center and product-development roles at companies like AT&T, Comcast, Dish Network and Slingbox.

With two and half decades of product engineering and management experience covering areas such enterprise wireless networks, 3D graphics & gaming engines, audio tools, embedded, middleware & application software - Vathsa is responsible for the overall operations of Ushur R&D innovation centre in India. Prior to Ushur, Vathsa was the director of engineering at embedUR Systems and was responsible for managing teams that built solutions for some of the largest networking & telecommunications enterprises. His earlier career has spanned companies such as Analog Devices, Intel, Netlogic Microsystems and Mphasis, with contributions in management as well as various engineering roles.

Sarah leads the People Team at Ushur focusing on creating a meaningful employee experience. Sarah brings expertise in both HR and Recruiting having worked in technology and professional services firms in both capacities. Prior to Ushur Sarah was working as a HR consultant with technology startups to set up their HR infrastructure. Sarah joined Ushur in November 2020 and is inspired every day to build this intentional, values driven and high performing culture.

Tony Smolek is the Chief Financial Officer at Ushur where he leads all aspects of financial management for the Company. With over 25 years of experience, Tony has implemented financial strategies and operations for both early-stage startups and established tech companies. Before joining Ushur, he co-founded Platform Science where he oversaw finance and operations. His career also includes serving as Chief Strategy Officer at Vevo and holding strategic and operations roles at Yahoo! and News Corp. Tony’s career began in investment banking, which laid the groundwork for his expertise in M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory. He earned his MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan. Tony is passionate about creating scalable operations and robust financial infrastructures that drive company success.

Mike Price is the Chief Revenue Officer at Ushur where he leads our solution and professional services sales and GTM teams. Bringing over 20 years of proven leadership in enterprise B2B technology sales and go-to-market strategies, Mike has built high-performing sales organizations for early stage start-ups and Fortune 50 technology companies. Prior to joining Ushur he served as CRO at Radiant Logic, a leader in Identity Data Managment. His career also includes serving as Senior Vice President of Sales Americas at ForgeRock and multiple leadership positions at Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Dell. Mike graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, Red McCombs School of Business with degrees in Finance and Marketing. Mike is passionate about customer success and helping enterprises dramatically improve customer satisfaction while simultaneously driving operational efficiency.

Alison is driven by a deep passion for shaping world-class brands and transforming customer engagement through cutting-edge AI-driven automation. With over 15 years of experience at the forefront of AI-first companies, she has successfully built and led high-performing marketing and demand generation teams, delivering measurable growth through data-powered campaigns. As the Vice President of Marketing at Ushur, Alison spearheads the company’s marketing strategy, amplifying brand visibility, driving market expansion, and fostering meaningful customer relationships by crafting impactful, story-driven narratives.